PAST:

Graduate of Houghton College, Joyce has 40+ years of teaching and leadership experience in the ministry, including: 

Women's Ministries Director for New Life Church (Gahanna, OH), focusing on leadership development and spiritual growth

Teacher of English and Christian Living Classes, as well as Director of Remedial Reading Dept. at the Teen Challenge Training Center (Rehrersburg, PA)

Teacher at Loving Hands Ministries (Bradenton, FL)

Instructor at Tidewater Bible College (Chesapeake, VA)

Guest lecturer at Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA) and at Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA)

Speaker at many conferences including:  W.O.V.E.N. International, Christian Coalition's Women Changing America, Charisma Women's Conference, National Conference of the Association of Church Business Administrators, NextLeadership, and many women's conferences and retreats in the UK, India, Russia, Uganda and Kenya.

Staff Trainer for ministries in the U.S., Russia, England, Kenya and Uganda.

Contributor to such periodicals as SpiritLed Woman, Christian Educators Journal, Preacher's Magazine, Church Business, Mutuality, and Ministries Today

Author of nine books whose genres include: Leadership, Biblical Fiction, Christian Living and Documentary 

TODAY:

Joyce continues to travel internationally especially to Russia and East Africa where she is invited to speak at church conferences, give leadership seminars and staff training, preach the Gospel and mentor men and women leaders in the Body of Christ. 

She also oversees the Orphan Sponsorship Program for Blessings Hope Educational Centre in Kitale, Kenya.  By the grace of God and the generosity of donors, Joyce Strong Ministries has been an active partner with International Gospel Outreach Ministry and its founder, Pastor Samuel Wafula, in establishing and growing Blessings Hope into a phenomenal school and home for displaced and orphaned children and destitute widows.

To aid in Joyce's overseas outreach, five of her books have been translated into various languages and distributed freely in Europe, Asia and Africa.